Guidebook for Toronto

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Guidebook for Toronto

Food Scene

Friendly gastro pub with a delicious menu and fine local beers on tap. The burgers, fish tacos, and gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches are their specialties. Great for brunch too. Nice patio. Live acoustic music once a week or so.
29 locals recommend
The Irv Gastro Pub
195 Carlton St
29 locals recommend
Friendly gastro pub with a delicious menu and fine local beers on tap. The burgers, fish tacos, and gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches are their specialties. Great for brunch too. Nice patio. Live acoustic music once a week or so.
Great Italian cooking.
45 locals recommend
F'Amelia
12 Amelia St
45 locals recommend
Great Italian cooking.
Great pub food and excellent brunches in a cozy atmosphere. There's a fireplace inside, a good patio out back, and lots of board games to play while you wait for your food to arrive.
59 locals recommend
Stout Irish Pub
221 Carlton St
59 locals recommend
Great pub food and excellent brunches in a cozy atmosphere. There's a fireplace inside, a good patio out back, and lots of board games to play while you wait for your food to arrive.
Delicious Ethiopian food. More of a take-out place than a sit-down restaurant, but there are a few tables.
Shalom
587 Parliament St
Delicious Ethiopian food. More of a take-out place than a sit-down restaurant, but there are a few tables.
Delicious Jamaican take-out.
9 locals recommend
Mr. Jerk
209 Wellesley St E
9 locals recommend
Delicious Jamaican take-out.
Yummy Asian fusion in a fun and lively atmosphere.
23 locals recommend
Kanpai Snack Bar
252 Carlton St
23 locals recommend
Yummy Asian fusion in a fun and lively atmosphere.
Classic greasy spoon with huge breakfasts, across the street from Allan Gardens.
13 locals recommend
Chew Chew's Diner
186 Carlton St
13 locals recommend
Classic greasy spoon with huge breakfasts, across the street from Allan Gardens.
Gourmet grocery with great deli sandwiches, pastries, coffee, and the best breakfast sandwiches in the city. Try the King Breakfast Sandwich (egg, roasted red pepper, and peameal bacon on a fresh croissant).
18 locals recommend
The Epicure Shop
473 Parliament St
18 locals recommend
Gourmet grocery with great deli sandwiches, pastries, coffee, and the best breakfast sandwiches in the city. Try the King Breakfast Sandwich (egg, roasted red pepper, and peameal bacon on a fresh croissant).
Gastro pub with a delicious menu in a Victorian row house.
159 locals recommend
House on Parliament
454 Parliament St
159 locals recommend
Gastro pub with a delicious menu in a Victorian row house.
Outstanding coffee. Careful; some of their brews are HIGHLY caffeinated.
89 locals recommend
JetFuel Coffee Shop
519 Parliament St
89 locals recommend
Outstanding coffee. Careful; some of their brews are HIGHLY caffeinated.
Delicious gastro pub with friendly service. Live music and trivia nights from time to time.
10 locals recommend
The Tilted Dog Pub & Kitchen
424 Parliament St
10 locals recommend
Delicious gastro pub with friendly service. Live music and trivia nights from time to time.
Great fire-roasted pizza in a comfy atmosphere.
24 locals recommend
Hey Lucy Cafe
229 Carlton St
24 locals recommend
Great fire-roasted pizza in a comfy atmosphere.

Parks & Nature

Lovely park with lots of green space, beautiful views of the Don Valley, and a working farm in the heart of the city.
247 locals recommend
Riverdale Farm
201 Winchester St
247 locals recommend
Lovely park with lots of green space, beautiful views of the Don Valley, and a working farm in the heart of the city.

Shopping

Unique gifts and souvenirs, handmade jewellery, locally-themed art posters, books, cards, and other cool stuff. Great place for gifts.
16 locals recommend
Labour of Love
223 Carlton St
16 locals recommend
Unique gifts and souvenirs, handmade jewellery, locally-themed art posters, books, cards, and other cool stuff. Great place for gifts.
Giant shopping mall with all the usual chain stores.
2460 locals recommend
CF Toronto Eaton Centre
220 Yonge St
2460 locals recommend
Giant shopping mall with all the usual chain stores.

Essentials

48 locals recommend
Matt's No Frills
449 Parliament St
48 locals recommend
Liquor store selling wine, beer, and spirits.
169 locals recommend
LCBO
2300 Yonge St
169 locals recommend
Liquor store selling wine, beer, and spirits.
17 locals recommend
The Beer Store
5804 Hwy 7
17 locals recommend
Pharmacy/drug store with medicines, soap and shampoo, makeup, packaged foods, and other essentials. Open until midnight.
180 locals recommend
Shoppers Drug Mart
710 Mt Pleasant Rd
180 locals recommend
Pharmacy/drug store with medicines, soap and shampoo, makeup, packaged foods, and other essentials. Open until midnight.
Pharmacy/drug store with all the essentials and some grocery items too. A good option for snacks, milk, and other necessities if the No Frills grocery store is closed.
109 locals recommend
Rexall
474 Spadina Ave.
109 locals recommend
Pharmacy/drug store with all the essentials and some grocery items too. A good option for snacks, milk, and other necessities if the No Frills grocery store is closed.

Getting Around

Westbound streetcar stop. Catch the streetcar here to Yonge Street (a 5-to-10-minute ride) to get to the heart of downtown. To transfer to the subway, get off at Yonge Street/Carlton Station, or at University Avenue/Queen's Park Station.
Carlton St at Ontario St
Westbound streetcar stop. Catch the streetcar here to Yonge Street (a 5-to-10-minute ride) to get to the heart of downtown. To transfer to the subway, get off at Yonge Street/Carlton Station, or at University Avenue/Queen's Park Station.

Entertainment & Activities

Home of Blue Jays baseball and big concerts.
1459 locals recommend
Rogers Centre
1 Blue Jays Way
1459 locals recommend
Home of Blue Jays baseball and big concerts.
Home of Toronto FC soccer and Argonauts football.
240 locals recommend
BMO Field
170 Princes' Blvd
240 locals recommend
Home of Toronto FC soccer and Argonauts football.

Everything Else

Home of Raptors basketball, Maple Leafs hockey, and lots of concerts.
175 locals recommend
Scotiabank Arena
175 locals recommend
Home of Raptors basketball, Maple Leafs hockey, and lots of concerts.